Antonio Saca

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Elías Antonio Saca González
Antonio Saca
Incumbent
Assumed office 
June 01, 2004
Vice President(s)   Ana Vilma de Escobar
Preceded by Francisco Flores
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born March 9, 1965
El SalvadorUsulután, Usulután, El Salvador
Political party Nationalist Republican Alliance Alianza Republicana Nacionalista
Spouse Ana Ligia Mixco de Saca

Elías Antonio ("Tony") Saca González (born in Usulutan, 9 March 1965) is a Salvadoran politician. He was elected President of El Salvador in 2004. He was elected to serve a 5-year term that ends in 2009.

Saca is descended from Palestinian immigrants who arrived in El Salvador in the early 20th century. Prior to becoming President he was a broadcast journalist, specializing in sports radio and a prominent businessman.

On 21 March 2004 he was elected President of El Salvador and, on 1 June 2004 succeeded President Francisco Flores. Both Saca and Flores are members of the conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance party, generally known by its Spanish-language acronym ARENA.

During the election campaign, some commentators criticized Saca's lack of political experience. In the election Saca defeated leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate, Schafik Handal, also of Palestinian descent, by a margin 45% with 55% voter turnout. With his embracing of the free-market and pro-United States policies like those pursued by Flores, Saca was the clear favorite of George Bush's administration in the 2004 presidential election.

Preceded by
Francisco Flores
President of El Salvador
2004–
Succeeded by
(Incumbent)